Lesson Title:

 Utopia vs. Dystopia

Subject Area:

 English

Grade Level:

 Tenth

Unit Title:

 Themes in The Giver by Lois Lowry

HSCE:

CE 3.2.4 Respond by participating actively and appropriately in small and large group discussions about literature (e.g., posing questions, listening to others, contributing ideas, reflecting on and revising initial responses).

CE 3.2.5 Respond to literature in a variety of ways (e.g., dramatic interpretation, reader’s theatre, literature circles, illustration, writing in a character’s voice, engaging in social action, writing an analytic essay) providing examples of how texts affect their lives, connect them with the contemporary world, and communicate across time.

NETS-S:

2.a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers,

experts, or others employing a variety of digital

environments and media

2.b. Communicate information and ideas effectively

to multiple audiences using a variety of media

and formats

2.d. Contribute to project teams to produce original

works or solve problems

Essential Questions:

Objectives:

Students will contemplate whether or not they view the society created by Lois Lowry in The Giver as a utopia or a dystopia and why. Then, in groups, they will create a propaganda video that either urges people to join that society or to leave that society.

Tools and Resources:

1. The novel The Giver by Lois Lowry
2. The Internet
3. Movie Maker
4. Video camera (optional)

Rationale:

Sequence of Activities:

Anticipatory Questions/Activity:

Body of Lesson Plan:

Segment #1

(Artifact: link to real world, website, book, picture, etc.)

Segment #2

(Factual information/Vocab

Includes sample feedback loop)

Segment #3

(Includes multiple intelligence strategy:

Hands-on, small groups, reteaching strategy)

Segment #4

(Detailed directions on how to complete activity)